Snippets from my #Januread for #WorldBookDay

Christensen / St. James / Foster: Die Reise der Basset
#German Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset

Holly Webb: The Secrets Tree
#PenhallowHall

Harriet Muncaster: #IsadoraMoon goes to school

Jason Bond, An caisteal fon mhuir
#Gaidhlig

Tove Jansson: Sent i November
#Swedish "Moominvalley in November"

#ScottishBookTrust 'Friendship' and ' #Scotland 's stories'

Asimov: Zweite Foundation
Second Foundation, German Rosemarie Hundertmarck

For #Januread * we read yesterday and today again

James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy
Medusa and trolls.

Today a bit more time:

Pushing Asimov's Foundation forward, and a bit of #Gaidhlig with
Jason Bond, An caisteal fon mhuir
#Leughadh

* #ScottishBookTrust
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Januread

Form the habit of a lifetime. Challenge yourself to read every day of January 2026, with Januread!

Scottish Book Trust

For #Januread * we read yesterday again

James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends

Browsing the internet, I found this reading of another
"The Voyage of the Basset"
https://www.clairenorth.com/claire-north-posts/2021/03/24/the-voyage-of-the-basset/
#Darwin #Coronation #Butterfly

Not sure about the connection between the two, but I enjoyed this one as well!

* #ScottishBookTrust

The Voyage of the Basset

Sometimes it is nice to have fun nice fluffy nice things.  By extraordinary coincidence, here for you is a fun nice fluffy short story thing.   A bit of background.  In 2014 I was approached b…

Hachette UK

For #Januread * we read yesterday again

James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides

Having a look at its history, it seems out of print. If you are interested in a summary and a bit of commentary, this is a nice podcast episode about the book
https://www.dragonbabiespodcast.com/blog/episode-20-the-voyage-of-the-basset-by-james-c-christensen

* #ScottishBookTrust https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Episode 20 - The Voyage of the Basset, by James C. Christensen — Dragon Babies

Time for something a little different! We're celebrating our 20th episode with a look at one of our favorite fantasy art books from childhood, the Voyage of the Basset . We didn't realize that it's much more art than story as kids, but we do now! Join us in discussing family-friendly versions of fa

Dragon Babies

Yesterday's #Januread was again

James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides

Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Januread

Form the habit of a lifetime. Challenge yourself to read every day of January 2026, with Januread!

Scottish Book Trust

Yesterday's #Januread was

James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides

We now have a manticor as an imaginary pet.🤷‍♂️

Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Januread

Form the habit of a lifetime. Challenge yourself to read every day of January 2026, with Januread!

Scottish Book Trust

The #ScottishBookTrust pointed to #audiobooks for (re-)connecting to #reading, e.g.,:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/all-reading-is-good-reading-audiobooks

#Leughadh #Läsa

Not for me* for #Januread, but I just finished the "Witcher of Salem" heptalogy (Wolfgang Hohlbein, abridged, read by Jürgen Hoppe). #Lesen

And my favourite ones are probably the readings of #Murakami 's
Dance, Dance, Dance (Rupert Degas) and
#Hardboiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt (David Nathan).

Januread:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

* https://mastodon.social/deck/@jrboehnke/115810378355800413

All reading is good reading: Audiobooks

We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

Scottish Book Trust

Today's #Januread was from the #ScottishBookTrust 's

Friendship
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland/scotlands-stories-friendship
(you can also listen to the stories on #Soundcloud!)
#Reading #Leughadh #Scotland

"As the weeks passed, I felt a growing comfort and familiarity as I walked through the door."

"The hissing of the oxygen was putting him off to sleep..."

"'Aa showed him how tae catch snowflakes in yur haun and watch them melt.'"

Januread is an initiative to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Scotland's Stories: Friendship

As part of our annual writing project – Scotland's Stories – we asked people all over Scotland to submit true stories inspired by the theme for 2025, Friendship.

Scottish Book Trust

Today's #Januread was from

Holly Webb: The Secrets Tree
#PenhallowHall
https://www.holly-webb.com/books/the-secrets-tree/
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks

Book finished. No spoilers 😉

Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

The Secrets Tree - Holly Webb

It’s Halloween at Penhallow Hall and while celebrations are in full swing at the stately home, Polly and Rex are...

Holly Webb

Today's #Januread was from

Isaac Asimov: Zweite Foundation
[Second Foundation, translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck]

A #librarian has been sent on a clandestine interstellar mission.

#Reading #Lesen #ScienceFiction

Januread by the #ScottishBookTrust supports reading every day in January: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread

Januread

Form the habit of a lifetime. Challenge yourself to read every day of January 2026, with Januread!

Scottish Book Trust